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Every Fall, the Global Film Industry Converges in Santa Monica: Filmmakers, producers, directors and writers from around the world come to AFM to gain exposure, discover new projects and make deals. The American Film Market & Conferences is the largest motion picture trade fair in the world. 

2026: November 11-16

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Brian A. Metcalf is an Asian-American writer, director, producer and actor and is a member of the Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, Producers Guild and Visual Effects Society. He...

Interview with Director Brian Metcalf for 'Adverse' (2019)
Interview with Director Brian Metcalf for 'Adverse' (2019)

Scott Herford began his television career in documentaries producing and series producing. (ABC TV's Race Around The World, National Geographic’s ‘Hayden Turner' Video Postcards: AFRICA) and has...

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Director Producer Scott Herford at 2019 AFM
Interview With Writer

A veteran in the film industry, Bobby Rock currently heads acquisitions at Lightning Entertainment Group.  Previously he was Senior VP of Acquisitions at Eric Doctorow’s Random Media.  Prior to that...

Interview with Producer Bobby Rock at 2019 AFM
Interview with Producer Bobby Rock at 2019 AFM

Raised in New York City, Todd Harris earned his BA and MBA from Stanford University and currently lives in Los Angeles. He began his producing career while in college with a production of ‘Hair’. His...

Interview with Producer J. Todd Harris
Interview with Producer J. Todd Harris
CEO/founder of Branded Pictures Entertainment.

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